Vidalia High School FBLA members had a great showing at the Region Competition held on January 25th in Valdosta. Competing against 23 schools that ranged in size from Class A to 6A, the Vidalia team took home a 2nd Place Sweepstakes Award for Top Membership. In addition, five VHS students took home first-place honors, with a total of 28 students placing in their events.
Out of the 28 award winners, 26 will advance to the State competition, which will be held March 21st through the 23rd in Atlanta.
Here is a list of Vidalia’s team members, along with their category and the place in which they finished. First-place winners are in bold print.
Business Calculations - Bralie Carey 2nd, Sukumar Paidi 1st place
Business Communications - Ava Helms -9th, Jasie Cleghorn - 3rd place
Business Management - Bralie Carey - 1st place
Economics- Sukumar Paidi - 1st place
Introduction to Business communications- Liliana Platova - 9th place, Giselle Garcia - 6th, Bell Jones - 5th, and Summer Nguyen - 2nd place
Intro to Business Procedures - Daniel Cerrillo - 9th, Anastyn Blewett -8th, Om Patel - 4th place
Intro to Financial Math- Veer Patel - 8th, Addison Welch - 5th place
Intro to Information Technology- Ayden Goss -5th, Om Patel 3rd, Alexander Muzafarov- 2nd place
Personal Finance- Ava Helms - 9th, JDa Bacon- 8th, Ryleigh Ellis - 7th, Justus Gabbard - 1st place
Sports & Entertainment Mgt - Hillaree Hankerson -1st place
Impromptu Speaking - JDa Bacon - 4th place
Client Service - Emma Vinson - 1st place
Job Interview - Andrew Norfleet - 5th place
Public Speaking - Dallas Handsome -2nd place
Intro to Business Presentation- Liliana Platova & Bell Jones - 2nd place